Development Application - Building considerations report

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Development Site

• Development Application Reference

• Did the person preparing the report inspect the building/premises concerned?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the development application include the demolition of a building?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Clause 92(1)(b) requires the consent authority to consider the provisions of AS 2601-1991: The Demolition of Structures in determining a development application that is for the demolition of a building.

• Does any of the documentation provided reference AS 2601?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a work plan provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has any audit to determine the presence of hazardous substances or conditions in the structure and site been carried out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Notes on demolition work (as required)

• The rest of this section is not relevant to this development.

• Is this a development application for a change of building use for an existing building where the applicant does NOT seek the rebuilding, alteration, enlargement or extension of a building?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Clause 93(2) of the EP&A Regulation requires consideration of the fire protection and structural capacity of the building.

• What is the current building class?

  Select

• What is the proposed use?

• What is the proposed new building class?

  Select

Fire protection

• What fire protection measures are currently present?

• What fire protection measures are proposed?

• Which of the following fire safety provisions are required for the proposed use (if any)?

  Select

• Do the plans and specifications adequately demonstrate that the building will comply with the applicable category 1 fire safety provisions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there any exemption in force under clause 187 or 188 of the EP&A Regulation 2000?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• The requirement for compliance with the Category 1 fire safety provisions does not apply to the extent of the exemption (subject to any condiitons to the exemption).

• Either the applicant should be advised of this requirement and given opportunity to amend the documentation, or a condition placed on the consent that these be compied with prior to any occupaiton certificate being issued.
  The former is preferred.

• Is the fire protection of the building appropriate to the new building class?

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• What is required to make the fire protection appropriate to the proposed use?

Structural Capacity

• Does the documentation certify or otherwise quantify the structural capacity of the building?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can the strucutral capacity of the building be adequately assessed by inspection?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Certification of the strucutral adequacy of the building (as proposed to be used) should be required as a condition of consent.

• Does the structural capacity of the building appear to be appropriate to the propsed use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does this demonstrate that the structural capacity is appropriate to the proposed use of the building?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Certification of the strucutral adequacy of the building (as proposed to be used) from a qualified structural engineer should be required as a condition of consent.

• Consideration of Clause 93 provisions is not required.

• Is this a Development application for development involving the rebuilding, alteration, enlargement or extension of an existing building?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Clause 94 does not apply to this development.

• Does the proposed building work, together with any other building work completed or authorised within the previous 3 years, represent more than half the total volume of the building, as it was before any such work was commenced, measured over its roof and external walls?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What fire safety measures are contained in the building?

• What fire safety measures would be required to be provided in the building if it were a new building?

• Are the existing measures in the building adequate to protect persons using the building and to facilitate their egress from the building, in the event of a fire?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the existing measures in the building adequate to restrict the spread of fire from the building to other buildings nearby?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Would it be appropriate to require the existing building to be brought into total or partial conformity with the Building Code of Australia.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Provide details of requirements to be met and reasons for decision.

• Provide reasons for decision not to require upgrade.

• Would it be appropriate to require the existing building to be brought into total or partial conformity with the Building Code of Australia.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Provide details of requirements to be met and reasons for decision.

• Provide reasons for decision not to require upgrade.

• Would it be appropriate to require the existing building to be brought into total or partial conformity with the Building Code of Australia.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Provide details of requirements to be met and reasons for decision.

• Provide reasons for decision not to require upgrade.

• Is this a development application for the erection of a temporary structure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• The provisions of clause 94A do not apply to this development application.

• What is the proposed use of the structure?

• If it were a permanent structure, what building class(es) would it be?

  Select

• What fire protection measures or provisions are proposed for the structure?

• Will the fire protection of the structure be appropriate to its proposed use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What addiitonal/altered fire protection measures would make it appropriate?

• Will the structural capacity of the structure be appropriate to its proposed use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What additonal/altered measures or informaiton is required to make the structural adequacey appropriate?

• On what basis has this been assessed?

• Is the ground (or other surface) on which the structure is to be erected sufficiently firm and level to sustain the structure while in use?<br><br>Note: Either appropriate 3rd party certification or physical inspection will be required to determine this.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What is required to make the ground/surface sufficiently firm and level (or demonstrate that it is)?

• What class(es) of building are involved in the development?

  Select

• Are there issues regarding fire separation or fire safety that should be raised before the DA is determined?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there issues regarding disability access and discrimination that should be raised before the DA is determined?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the development BASIX affected development?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all the matters required by the BASIX certificate(s) to be shown on the DA plans/specs present?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• General notes/comments